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Surname
EDWARDS
Forename
D.W.
Day
19
Month
08
Year
1903
Age
18
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Fochriw, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd
Location
Fochriw
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face cliff 5ft. 9in. by 1ft.by 25ins. thick fell while deceased and his mates were turning a stall off a heading the roof of which had been ripped. A prop had been stood under it but was balanced by the stone. A sprag should have been set against the stone which formed the side of the ripping. Six feet seam.